Monthly Archives: October, 2026

IFARHU resumes collection of pending PUNCH student-benefit cards

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A classroom in Boquete, Panama, photographed in November 2018. Archival education illustration for IFARHU coverage; no PUNCH card distribution...

Panama expands earthquake housing plan to 2,700 homes and changes financing

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Panama's presidential palace, photographed on September 30, 2012. Archival illustration for coverage of the government's earthquake housing plan. Credit:...

Panama’s 2027 budget clears first debate amid questions over allocations

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Panama's National Assembly building on May 13, 2012. File photograph accompanying coverage of the 2027 budget. Credit: Ayaita /...

Panama lawmakers advance wider retiree discounts in second debate

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Panama's National Assembly building on May 13, 2012. File photograph illustrating coverage of retiree-discount legislation. Credit: Ayaita / Wikimedia...

Panama Metro finishes Canal tunnel excavation; tracks and testing come next

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Passengers at Panama Metro's Albrook station in January 2024. Archive photograph; the Line 3 tunnel is not shown. Credit:...

Maersk signals interest in a permanent role at Panama’s ports

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Container ships and cranes at Balboa, one of Panama's ports, photographed from above on September 19, 2016. File photograph....

Panama sets boundaries for Chiriquí mangrove conservation area

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Mangroves and the estuary near Remedios and Tolé, Chiriquí, in September 2016. Archival regional illustration from outside the designated...

Panama appeals court keeps former BAC executive detained in Pandora case

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The Órgano Judicial building in San Miguelito, Panama, on August 15, 2025. Archival judicial illustration for the Pandora case;...

Puerto Barú wins one environmental challenge as another case remains pending

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The Remedios–Tolé estuary in Chiriquí in September 2016. Regional illustration for the Puerto Barú environmental ruling; this is not...

Mariano Rivera pledges $200,000 for Panama earthquake recovery

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Mariano Rivera speaks during his National Baseball Hall of Fame induction on July 21, 2019. File photograph. Credit: Y2kcrazyjoker4...

Panama Canal advisory board gets new chair as water strategy tops agenda

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A container ship at the Panama Canal's Cocolí locks on January 11, 2020. File photograph. Credit: David Brossard /...

Guilty verdict reported in Panama’s PH Breeze crash case

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Costa del Este's skyline in September 2010. Archival location illustration for the PH Breeze crash case; the crash site...